Ergebnis für "Adam" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

My world flipped upside down when a chance visit to a magic shop run by a flirty catgirl unveiled a shocking truth: I’m a sorcerer, gifted with the rare ability to wield rune, a mysterious and powerful energy. Soon, I’m invited to a magical academy to master my abilities, where I'm surrounded by stunning classmates and endless opportunities. But life here isn’t all enchantments and charm. From fierce werewolves to pompous professors, every day is a new challenge.

Jordan Cash woke up in the heart of a Pinnacle Dungeon with no memories, a dead adventurer at his feet, and a Legendary Tablet fused to his hand. The Dungeon Core offered him a deal: take the fallen warrior's power, rescue the low-level adventurers trapped in its depths, and destroy the Demon Core threatening the Fae Wilds. In exchange, Jordan gained the Battle Scholar class—a team-management specialization that lets him control the skill trees and class abilities of every party member under his command.

In the magic lands of the Fae Wild, the Goblin King's virility is the lifeblood of the realm. But an insidious curse has put the kingdom on the precipice of a population panic. Enter Thomas Stone: architect, engineer, and unknowing half-blood heir to the goblin throne. Whisked away to a world where baby-making makes the world go round, Thomas finds himself in a pickle thicker than goblin stew. Birth rates are dropping faster than a fairy on a bad flight path, and it’s up to Thomas to save the fae from themselves.

Deep in the elbow skin of the Fae Wilds, far from the teeming fortress of the Goblin King and the glittering palace of the King and Queen of the Elves, there lies a forgotten hideaway of crumbling single-wides and rusty Airstreams. A lonely clan of beautiful women, clad in tube tops, overall shorts, and tacky Asian-print house-dresses, yearn for a man who can unstop their sewer lines and get the internet working again. Torn from his mundane life on Earth, Colton Winchester could be that man.

The Cassidyverse is vast. It spans centuries, stars, and stories whispered in orbit, shouted from rooftops, or muttered into a whiskey glass at the end of the world. In The Shape of the Fire, Adam Gaffen returns to the sprawling, genre-bending universe that began with Into the Black and The Heart of Space — and he’s brought some of your favorite chaos agents with him.

“Once you elminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” Twenty-eight tales of mystery and imagination detailing the further exploits of the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, as told by today’s greatest storytellers: “A...

Ten years ago, deep within a rift, a choice was granted. Defeat the Demon King and end the apocalypse. Or take his power for themselves and keep the rifts open. Sloan chose an ending. His party turned against him. They killed him. They split his legacy and belongings amongst themselves. They hid the truth. They profited. Those heroes who betrayed the world. Now he’s back. Reborn. Reincarnated in a world where the system is life.

Aleana, die Prinzessin der Dunkelalben, verbringt ein Jahr bei ihrer Tante in Irland, um mehr über die Menschen und ihre Welt zu lernen. Doch hier trifft sie auf Lucan, der nicht nur ihre Welt auf den Kopf stellen wird. "Wusstest du, dass der Giant‘s Causeway einst eine Brücke nach Svartalfheim war?" Ich sah ihn überrascht an. "Nein, wie kommst du darauf? Der Legende nach wurde er doch von dem Riesen Fionn Mac Cumhail in einem Wettkampf erbaut." Er lächelte. "Hat dein Vater dir diese Geschichte nie richtig erzählt? Man sollte meinen, dass der König der Dunkelalben mehr Wert auf die Geschichte seines Landes legt."

A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author of the Silo series Hugh Howey and series editor John Joseph Adams. “These are dangerous stories. The kind that warp reality and threaten to change the world” warns guest...

»Bleib bloß, wo du bist«, zischte ich und wich noch weiter zurück. »Warum hast du mich hierhergebracht?« »Weil ich die Kontrolle brauchte.« »Was ist mit Professor Stevens? Was hast du mit ihm gemacht?« »Ich habe ihn getötet.« »Warum?« Seine Antwort überraschte mich nicht und ich durfte nicht weiter darüber nachdenken, sonst würde ich vermutlich endgültig zusammenbrechen. »Er hat sich nicht an die Regeln gehalten.« Dämonisch ist eine normale junge Frau. Ihr Leben dreht sich um die Uni, ihre Freunde und den Job. Bis zur Walpurgisnacht, die sie mit ihrem Hexenzirkel im Wald verbringt.

A strange cry for help distracts Daniel from his boring study session. Curiosity gets the better of him and he is thrust through a portal where he emerges into a fantasy world of myth, magic, dragons and war. His arrival grants him a special opportunity. After stumbling upon a dying dragon, he discovers an egg that is about to hatch. Daniel knows a grand adventure awaits him and he seizes the moment to become a dragon rider.

The last time Matteo tried out for the Rangers, he lost an arm. In a world plagued by monstrous threats, Matteo is granted a second chance to join the elite Rangers—the monster hunters protecting the city atop a giant turtle. With the promise of wielding a powerful magical artifact, he vows to excel in boot camp and make this opportunity count. Yet, as he endures the grueling trials of the Ranger training, a dark revelation surfaces: their ranks are thinning at an alarming rate.

Featuring multiple narrators, each story is brought vivdly to life. Of science fiction and fantasy, guest editor Olivie Blake writes, “It’s hard to look upon these genres and not see tools of life preservation.” The characters in these pages embody this sentiment as they choose to forge...

When Martin's raiding guild join the latest virtual reality MMO, they discover a challenge like no other. Strata Online is a hundred floor mega-dungeon, filled with an ever-shifting ecosystem of monsters. Martin's team soon find themselves in a race against the world’s strongest guilds, all competing to be the first to reach the unbeatable game's lowest depths. Stranger still, they must now contend with Sin, a twisted morality meter which can transform a players’ class into its dark counterpart.

The vast comet should have destroyed us... When it slowed, then landed, everything we thought we knew about the universe changed. And for Mark, things just got far stranger, and much more dangerous. They came from another dimension, condemning our selfish, greedy ways, but sensing in us a potential to change. So when they chose Mark as a volunteer in their deadly trials to save the human race, how could he say no? Join him on his quest for loot, levels, and powerful abilities.

Of science fiction and fantasy, guest editor Nnedi Okorafor writes, “There are times when it feels like a box, but within it, technically, you can expect anything.” The twenty stories in this collection simultaneously fulfill and defy expectations of genre, showcasing boundary-pushing...

Three lives come together in this truly epic fantasy where magic users go missing, old gods return, and creatures of light ravage the land. A high general with a dark voice in his head that begs to be released. A sheltered young woman addicted to magic. A reckless young man whose life changes after he dies. Together, they will change the world—whether they intend to or not.

The weird, wild west - an American frontier populated by gunslingers, rattlesnakes, outlaws, zombies, aliens, time travelers, and steampunk! Twenty-three of science fiction and fantasy's hottest and most popular authors create all-new tales, written exclusively for this anthology. Aliens and monsters, magic and science are introduced to the old west, with explosive results.

The day after Hugo gains access to magic, his train explodes. Unknown magic flings him back in time, and he narrowly avoids death this time. While he is trying to unravel the mystery of this unexpected second chance, life goes on. His new gifts lead him to the magic academy. At the school, he will face off against noble students that don’t want him to be there, teachers that expect him to already know everything, and literal monsters that want to kill him. To survive and thrive he will need weapons, friends, and a healthy danger sense.

“Short stories have to accomplish a nearly impossible magic trick: to introduce a world often much stranger than our own and make you care about it in a matter of pages,” writes R. F. Kuang in her introduction. “The most important part of this magic trick is just a willingness to get weird...